Cameron: Britain to review its airport capacity

LONDON (AP) ? The tug-of-war over expanding London's Heathrow Airport heated up Wednesday after Britain's leader announced the government will hold an inquiry into improving capacity at its stretched airports.

But amid the fierce debate between business groups and environmentalists, Prime Minister David Cameron promised that he won't expand Heathrow before the 2015 election.

Heathrow ? Europe's busiest airport ? is operating at full capacity with 1,300 landings and takeoffs every day. Some business groups fear an inability to add flights, particularly to China and growing economies like Brazil in South America, will dent Britain's competitiveness.

"We need to establish a form of review that will bring parties together and make a decision about airport capacity," Cameron told the House of Commons. Aides said the inquiry would be unlikely to announce findings before 2015.

Britain's previous Labour government had approved a third runway for Heathrow in 2009 despite loud opposition from locals.

Cameron canceled the project when he formed a coalition government in 2010 but is now under pressure from the business sector and some of his fellow Conservatives to reverse that decision.

Conservative legislator Tim Yeo recently challenged Cameron to back a third runway at Heathrow immediately and show "whether he is man or mouse."

A study published by the British Chambers of Commerce earlier this year claimed that a third runway would add 30 billion pounds ($48 billion) a year to the U.K. economy, and that every year of delay could cost the nation about 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion).

Analysts see the inquiry, and Cameron's decision Tuesday to replace Transport Secretary Justine Greening and her deputy ? who both opposed a third runway ? as setting the stage for a policy change after the 2015 election.

London Mayor Boris Johnson, a leading Conservative, urged the prime minister to rule out an expansion of Heathrow and dismissed the planned review.

"It's just a fudge, it's just a fudge-arama, and it's just an excuse for a delay," Johnson told BBC radio. "There's almost three years to run until 2015. If such a commission were not to report until after the next election, we'd have lost a huge amount of time."

Johnson favors building an entirely new airport east of London with four runways on a platform in an estuary of the River Thames.

Critics of the Heathrow option say the airport is too close to homes and additional flights would cause unacceptable noise levels. Other opponents cite environmental concerns.

British Airways, Heathrow's biggest user, said it hoped that Cameron was recognizing the constraints posed by London's runways.

"We hope that this signals that the government is now serious about tackling urgently the hub airport capacity issues facing the U.K.," the airline said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cameron-britain-review-airport-capacity-123415265--finance.html

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Voyager Still Hasn't Reached the Edge of the Solar System

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

Thirty-five years after it launched from the Earth, Voyager 1 can still communicate with scientists on Earth. And as we noted recently, the long-lived spacecraft is approaching the boundary of the solar system, though what it's finding there is surprising some researchers.

To scientists, the edge of our solar system is not the last planet (or dwarf planet), but rather a region called the heliopause. Basically, it marks the terminus of the heliosphere, or the area of space carved out by the solar wind. Where those particles streaming out from the sun meet the plasma of interstellar space, there you'll find the heliopause.

As of April 2010, Ars Technica reports, Voyager 1 had reached a distance of 113 AU from the sun (1 AU is the earth-to-sun distance, or about 93 million miles). At this incredible distance, scientists figured the craft would be passing through the heliopause and departing our solar system. But not so, says a new study out today in Nature.

Way out where Voyage now travels, the solar wind has slowed to a light breeze, according to the craft's instruments. But what the research team led by Robert B. Decker did not see, however, is the solar wind being deflected in different directions. That's what you'd expect to find in the heliopause, where the plasma of the interstellar medium would smack into the solar wind. And the fact that it's not there means perhaps, after all this time, Voyager 1 still hasn't arrived at the solar system's border?though it has to be getting close. Decker says he expects Voyager 1 to cross the heliopause within the next year.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/how-to/blog/voyager-still-hasnt-reached-the-edge-of-the-solar-system-12403704?src=rss

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Project Management Intermediat - (Job Number: 147231) at Kaiser ...

Description

Encapsulates individuals who manage projects and programs within IT.

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Essential Functions:
* Manages simple individual projects including a sub-project within a program.
* Total managed project budge up to $1 million.
* Project complexity includes 1 site and 1 work track.
* Accountable for the success criteria, development, publication and updating of project deliverables.
* With support, develops and executes user adoption, implementation and training plans.
* Manages project close-out activities.
* Contributes to the technical documentation as detailed under Project Integration Management.
* Create, manage, and coordinate receipt of all KP-required technical documentation.
* Applies knowledge of change management process - resources, schedule, scope - for assigned project.
* Manages the tracking of interdependencies (start to finish relationships) within the project.
* Contributes to the accuracy of IT components of the business case.
* With support, negotiates agreement on project schedule and budgets.
* Prepares project forecast for resources/labor hours and translates into financial forecast.
* Manages to project budget and proactively communicates project cost variances and provides variance explanations.
* Supports quality assurance reviews and quality control monitoring efforts.
* May determine resource requirements and procure resources.
* Works with project team to review progress against team and project objectives.
* Responsible for documenting and organizing project deliverables, scope and content, including all decisions.
* Participates in identifying risks, developing risk management plan, developing risk response plans, and risk monitoring and control.
* Understands and adheres to Kaiser Permanente policies for procuring and purchasing hardware, software, telecom, or human services.
* Understands contract approval process and reflects timeline in project plans.
* Understands all project delivery life cycle phases and applies knowledge in the delivery of at least one phase of the project delivery life cycle. ?Establishes the project environment.
* Assists in the coordination of?collection and validation of business requirements and their success criteria with business partners.
* Delivers a project based on its function, e.g., development, infrastructure, etc.
* Engages with release managers and informs managers of potential scheduling conflicts.

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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or 4 years of equivalent work experience.
* A minimum of 2 years of experience in project management.
* Working knowledge of policies, practices and systems.
* Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
* General application of concepts and principles.
* Full use and application of standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
* Participates in internal and external project management forums to develop expertise in project management methodologies.
* Understands and applies approved IT and business project management methods to projects.
* Adheres to approved IT project management standards and controls.
* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.

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Preferred Qualifications:
* Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM?) from the Project Management Institute.
* Proficient in RPM for time reporting, scheduling, and project management.
* Understands Remedy to review release schedules.
* Understands Ariba to procure goods and services.
* Understands Cognos for financial processes.
* Understands Borland suite for requirements, testing, and document management.
* Should have managed project budget of up to $1 million.

Primary Location:?Oregon-Portland-Kaiser Permanente Building 500 NE Multnomah St.
Scheduled Hours:?40
Shift:?Day
Working Days:?Mon-Fri
Working Hours Start:?8:00am
Schedule:?Full-time
Job Type:?Standard
Employee Status Group:?Regular
Employee Group:?Salaried Employees
Job Level:?Individual Contributor
Job:?Information Technology
Public Department Name:?NW BIO Portfolio

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Scientists design molecule that reverses some fragile X syndrome defects

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have designed a compound that shows promise as a potential therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that causes mental retardation, infertility, and memory impairment, and is the only known single-gene cause of autism.

The study, published online ahead of print in the journal ACS Chemical Biology September 4, 2012, focuses on tremor ataxia syndrome, which usually affects men over the age of 50 and results in Parkinson's like-symptoms?trembling, balance problems, muscle rigidity, as well as some neurological difficulties, including short-term memory loss and severe mood swings.

With fragile X syndrome, tremor ataxia syndrome, and related diseases, the root of the problem is a structural motif known as an "expanded triplet repeat"?in which a series of three nucleotides are repeated more times than normal in the genetic code of affected individuals. This defect, located in the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene, causes serious problems with the processing of RNA.

"While there is an abundance of potential RNA drug targets in disease, no one has any idea how to identify or design small molecules to target these RNAs," said Mathew Disney, a Scripps Research associate professor who led the study. "We have designed a compound capable of targeting the right RNA and reversing the defects that cause fragile X-associated tremor ataxia."

Preventing Havoc

In tremor ataxia syndrome, the expanded triplet repeat leads to the expression of aberrant proteins that wreak widespread havoc. The repeats actually force the normal proteins that regulate RNA splicing?necessary for production of the right kind of proteins?into hiding.

The compound designed by Disney and his colleagues not only improves the RNA splicing process, but also minimizes the ability of repeats to wreak havoc on a cell.

"It stops the repeat-associated defects in cell culture," Disney said, "and at fairly high concentrations, it completely reverses the defects. More importantly, the compound is non-toxic to the cells. It looks like a very good candidate for development, but we're still in the early stages of testing."

Overall, this study reinforces Disney's earlier findings showing it is possible to identify and develop small molecules that target these traditionally recalcitrant RNA defects. In March of this year, Disney published a study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that described a small molecule that inhibited defects in myotonic dystrophy type 1 RNA in both cellular and animal models of disease.

"We've gotten very good at targeting RNA with small molecules, something a lot of people said couldn't be done," Disney pointed out. "Our approach is evolving into a general method that can be used to target any disease that is associated with an RNA, including, perhaps, fragile X syndrome itself."

The new compound also works as a probe to better understand how these repeats cause fragile X syndrome and how they contribute to tremor ataxia, Disney added.

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Scripps Research Institute: http://www.scripps.edu

Thanks to Scripps Research Institute for this article.

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iPhone 5 dream device giveaway!

iPhone 5 dream device giveaway!

Design your dream iPhone 5 and show (or tell) us all about it for your chance to win $500!

Apple has just announced the iPhone 5 event! Now, sure, there have been parts leaks, but nothing is confirmed until Tim Cook, Phil Schiller or Jonathan Ive hold it up on stage. That means there's still time to let our imaginations run away with us!

If you ran Apple, what would YOU announce as the next generation iPhone? What would it look like? What specs would it have? What special features would make it the best phone on the planet?

The contest

Design your iPhone 5 dream device!

Break out your Photoshop or 3D program and make a killer rendering, write out your version of Phil Schiller's keynote intro telling us all about it, make a fake web page with all the tech-specs, create a spoof video commercial, or just tell us, in your own words, what your dream iPhone 5 looks like. It has to be original (you can't copy anything you've seen online, the other forum members will turn you in!), and it has to be creative (make us want your iPhone 5 even more than Apple's!), but other than that, the sky's the limit. Wow us!

The editors of iMore and Mobile Nations will go through all the entries and pick our favorites. Rene's going to want something with killer design. Simon and I are going to want the best gaming iPhone ever. Leanna's and Daniel are going to want an awesome camera sensor. Ally's going to want repairability. Chris O... will just want Siri to work in the UK. Phil and Chris P. will take some customizability. Kevin is either going to want a physical keyboard (ugh!) or something in the $2000 range. You won't be able to please all the judges, so pick and choose your targets, and execute something too great to be ignored! Insanely great!

When you have your entry ready, post it in the official iMore forums iPhone 5 dream device giveaway thread!

The prizes

We know the iMore nation is the most creative, most intelligent, best looking community in mobile, and that means it's going to be really hard to pick just one winner. So we're going to add a couple of runner-up prizes, just to make it more interesting.

  • Grand prize: $500 U.S. Apple Store gift certificate to put towards the purchase of the real iPhone 5 when Apple launches it later this month!

    • Runner up prizes: 2x $100 Apple Store gift certificates to put towards the purchase of the real iPhone 5 when Apple launches it later this month!

The deadline

The contest starts now and ends Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at midnight PST. Winners will be announced live on the iMore show on September 26, 2012, some time between 6pm and 7pm PST.

Bring it!

Are you ready? Are you set? Then go, go, go! Post your dream iPhone 5 now!

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Carazuc Organic Sugar ? What's New August 2012 - ezyhealth.com

Organic Sugar

Carazuc is a high quality organic sugar which is produced from pure evaporated coconut flower nectar as it evaporates into golden granules. Unlike white highly processed sugar that is harmful to our health, Carazuc is packed with significant amounts of many bio-available minerals including Magnesium, Potassium, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron and Zinc to name a few.

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Occupy protesters shut down DNC bus service

An Occupy protest shuts down traffic Tuesday. (Goodwin/Yahoo News)

CHARLOTTE, N.C.?On Tuesday, a group of more than 100 protesters shouting "Obama is a traitor" temporarily shut down official bus service that ferries around delegates at the Democratic National Convention. The protesters, some of whom were lying down in the street, were surrounded by Charlotte police, who used their bicycles to build a barrier around the group.

"What do you think of free speech zones?" shouted one protester to the police and onlookers, referring to the cordoned-off areas for activists. "Does that seem strange to you?" Protesters also shouted that accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning should be freed. At one point, the protesters raised a tent above their heads and set it on the ground. "Bad news, guys, they've pitched a tent," a police officer joked. "They might be here for the duration."

Delegates and convention goers who were forced to wait for buses to be rerouted expressed surprise that the Occupy presence has been stronger at the DNC than at the Republican convention in Tampa last week. "I didn't see them at the Republican convention," said Wandra Ashley-Williams, vice president of the?Maryland State Conference NAACP. "That's not good."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/occupy-protesters-block-dnc-buses-184907071--politics.html

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